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<v Speaker 1>I'm Doctor Sky and welcome to the Doctor Sky Experience

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<v Speaker 1>here exclusively on Talk Radio seventy seven WABC out of

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<v Speaker 1>New York, around the nation, around the world, and more

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<v Speaker 1>than likely, around the universe. We call it the crown

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<v Speaker 1>Jewel of radio, the iconic Talk Radio seventy seven WABC.

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<v Speaker 1>As we continue to move to month number two, February

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty three, here is your Doctor Sky Update, as

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<v Speaker 1>we call it, our Sky Update, Episode number seventeen. As

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<v Speaker 1>we move past Valentine's Day, the Day of Love, we begin,

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<v Speaker 1>of course with the moon, Earth's nearest sniper. The moon,

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<v Speaker 1>just in case you're curious, was at its last quarter

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<v Speaker 1>phase on the thirteenth. Then it moves very close to

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<v Speaker 1>the brilliant star and Scorpius known as Ontaris. Then we

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<v Speaker 1>find out that the moon moves on to its closest

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<v Speaker 1>position to us to help the calendar month on the

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<v Speaker 1>nineteenth at energy and just on the next day we

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<v Speaker 1>get the next in the series of moons that we

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<v Speaker 1>call the Dark of the Moon or New Moon. And

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, the day after that's the start of

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<v Speaker 1>lunation number twelve thirty nine lunations that have been characterized

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<v Speaker 1>and plotted on maps and star charts with celeustrial navigation

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<v Speaker 1>and such since nineteen twenty three, but of course, the

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<v Speaker 1>moon's been around way longer than that. As the month

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<v Speaker 1>ends toward February the twenty seventh, we find out that

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<v Speaker 1>the moon once again returns to first quarter. But there's

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<v Speaker 1>so many things to see in our skies in late

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<v Speaker 1>February twenty twenty three, so let's begin with planets. The

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<v Speaker 1>Greek word planet taos. They refer to these objects as

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<v Speaker 1>the wandering stars, and we know in our universe and

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<v Speaker 1>solar system more precisely, that the major planets of this

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<v Speaker 1>solar system move against the starry background as they continue

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<v Speaker 1>to move to the left of the month the zodiac path.

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<v Speaker 1>But what can you see as we move toward the

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<v Speaker 1>end of this month number two, Well, there's a spot.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you're in a more romantic mood, we find

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<v Speaker 1>out that since Valentine's Day is supposed to be the

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<v Speaker 1>day of love, why not have that day every day,

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<v Speaker 1>don't you think, instead of one day on the calendar.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's just bouts off. But when it comes to planets,

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<v Speaker 1>watch the dance of these two planets. I call it

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<v Speaker 1>sacred geometry, we find out looking low into the southwestern

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<v Speaker 1>part of the sky, wherever you're listening to the Doctor

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<v Speaker 1>Sky Experience here on talk radios on the southern WABC,

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<v Speaker 1>the crown jewel of radio, you'll get to see the

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<v Speaker 1>most brilliant of all the planets in the heavens, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's Venus. Who is she? She's the goddess of love

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<v Speaker 1>and beauty, of course. And if you look carefully, the

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<v Speaker 1>object Venus is so bright you don't even need a telescope.

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<v Speaker 1>You can see this. That's for city dwellers right in

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<v Speaker 1>the most brightly lit cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles,

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<v Speaker 1>you name it. The list goes on. But what's interesting

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<v Speaker 1>is if you follow that planet Venus just to the

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<v Speaker 1>upper left right now, by about maybe fifteen degrees, you'll

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<v Speaker 1>come to another brilliant object, and that is Jupiter, the

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<v Speaker 1>god of gods, Yes, Jupiter, the mighty planet itself. So

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<v Speaker 1>there's dance, as we call it, this romantic dance of

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<v Speaker 1>the planets, not to be overleased, but philosophic here or poetic.

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<v Speaker 1>We find out that these two planets will be coming

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<v Speaker 1>into conjunction. So simply watch them as Venus because it's

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<v Speaker 1>a planet's closer to us than Jupiter, This planet Venus

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<v Speaker 1>will glide past the planet Jupiter and form a most

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<v Speaker 1>amazing conjunction in the sky. And how close will they

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<v Speaker 1>get and when will it happen to at the very

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<v Speaker 1>end of February, the short month of this year twenty

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<v Speaker 1>eight dance if you look, then start now. But if

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<v Speaker 1>you look then you'll see them on the morning of

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<v Speaker 1>March the first, which moves into the evening hours in

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<v Speaker 1>the southwest. There'll be the separation distance about that of

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<v Speaker 1>a full moon. Now, isn't that amazing? I think so

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<v Speaker 1>because it's of biblical proportions. Remember, the Star of Bethlehem

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<v Speaker 1>has many answers, and they do come from astronomy and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe astrology because they study the sh strology back then.

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<v Speaker 1>What I'm saying, in simple terms is that this sacred

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<v Speaker 1>geometry of both Venus and Jupiter, the two most brilliant

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<v Speaker 1>planets that we can see in our nighttime sky way

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<v Speaker 1>back then, a conjunction like this is what we call

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<v Speaker 1>sacred geometry. Then don't miss it. If you have a smartphone,

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<v Speaker 1>who doesn't. If you have a camera more sophisticated DSLR,

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<v Speaker 1>who knows. Maybe even a good video camera you can

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<v Speaker 1>capture this. And remember that you saw the beautiful conjunction

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<v Speaker 1>of these two planets. An epic event, and not to

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<v Speaker 1>be overly dramatic, this doesn't happen all that often. So

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<v Speaker 1>remember Venus and Jupiter, the love affair continues. They conjunct

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<v Speaker 1>to the sky. Well what about other planets. Well, if

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<v Speaker 1>you look nearly overhead during these mid to late February evenings,

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<v Speaker 1>the planet Mars continues to drift away from the Earth.

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<v Speaker 1>So right now, as you're listening to this particular Doctor

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<v Speaker 1>Sky experience and talk GIRDO seventy seven WABC, remember as

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<v Speaker 1>you're looking at that orang Ren object, it's about ninety

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<v Speaker 1>three million miles away from the Earth. There doesn't that

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<v Speaker 1>number resonate in most people's minds. Yes, that's the distance

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<v Speaker 1>approximate distance that the Earth is from the Sun. So

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<v Speaker 1>if we move out from the Earth, we find out

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<v Speaker 1>that the planet Mars is that symbolic distance. What does

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<v Speaker 1>it mean for telescopic observers, Well, the planet has shrunken sighs,

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<v Speaker 1>And this is for more sophisticated observers. But stay tuned,

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<v Speaker 1>don't change the channel. We find out that the planet

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<v Speaker 1>Mars has a diameter of about ten seconds of arc. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it was about seventeen or eighteen seconds of arc back

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<v Speaker 1>when it was closest to us. As we moved into

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<v Speaker 1>the month of December twenty twenty two, As Mars moves

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<v Speaker 1>away from us, naturally it gets fade. It fades a

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<v Speaker 1>bit in the sky. But now let's shift our gears

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<v Speaker 1>to other objects that we can see in the sky.

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<v Speaker 1>Saturn is a planet moved into the Sun's glare right

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<v Speaker 1>around this particular time. The date was the sixteenth of February,

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<v Speaker 1>which means that the planet Saturn will once again return

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<v Speaker 1>to the morning sky. But you'll be better to wait,

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<v Speaker 1>as Saturn will be a magnificent object move towards the

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<v Speaker 1>summer of twenty twenty three high in our skies. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk a little bit more about some of the other

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<v Speaker 1>amazing things that happen in this particular month. Did you

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<v Speaker 1>know during the dark of the moon, it's a really

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<v Speaker 1>good time naturally to take a look at meteor showers.

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<v Speaker 1>No specific meteor shower is happening here in the month

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<v Speaker 1>of February, but sporadic meteors are occurring all over the

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<v Speaker 1>sky in a dark locations, sit back and relax, have

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<v Speaker 1>a warm drink or whatever you like in adult beverage,

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<v Speaker 1>and just scan the skies. Because patience is a virtue

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to meteors. But we're seeing a heavier

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<v Speaker 1>increase or a much larger increase that is, of meteors meteoroids.

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<v Speaker 1>And how about that small three meter in diameter object

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<v Speaker 1>that astronomers predicted that it would enter the Earth's atmosphere

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere between Paris and London, and they actually gave a time. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>that's unusual because now we have more sophisticated ways of

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<v Speaker 1>tracking these objects. And lo and behold, if you were

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<v Speaker 1>sitting outside watching on that morning in February, you would

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<v Speaker 1>have seen the object that came one minute earlier than predicted.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's amazing that they could predict it at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Be end off with a brief description of Comet ZTF. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>in my opinion, which we're full of opinions here on

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<v Speaker 1>the Doctor Skuy experience, the media for the most part

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<v Speaker 1>got this comment wrong. They called it the green comet.

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<v Speaker 1>And here out in Phoenix or wherever you're listening to

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<v Speaker 1>this particular program, we find out that many in the

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<v Speaker 1>media incorrectly have told us that this comet, the green comet,

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<v Speaker 1>should be easy enough to see in our skies if

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<v Speaker 1>we just look here there on a certain date and time.

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<v Speaker 1>Wrong these particular objects. As you get accurate information here

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<v Speaker 1>on the Doctor Sky experience, we would tell you this,

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<v Speaker 1>and which is what we've been telling you of. Comets,

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<v Speaker 1>by and large are difficult objects to see in bright

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<v Speaker 1>city lights. Now you may say, wait a minute, doctor

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<v Speaker 1>s guy. We remember looking back to comet hell Bop

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<v Speaker 1>in nineteen ninety seven and simply that commet was so

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<v Speaker 1>bright it wouldn't go away. I had people tell me

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<v Speaker 1>when is that thing going to go? And leave it? Well, comets,

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<v Speaker 1>because of their diffuseness, meaning they look like little fuzzy snowballs,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in the sky, little balls of cotton. Their

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<v Speaker 1>tails and everything, are very subjective and selective to bright

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<v Speaker 1>city lights. So the bottom line is you couldn't see

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<v Speaker 1>the comet, and the media is telling people go out

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<v Speaker 1>and take a look. So it's kind of doing its

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<v Speaker 1>service to the sybtic of astronomy. But will end off

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<v Speaker 1>on that. On the positive side, if you have a

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<v Speaker 1>telescope fairly good size, let's say six inch diameter and

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<v Speaker 1>you're in dark skies. This is who I appeal to

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<v Speaker 1>who have that equipment. Take a look at the website

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<v Speaker 1>theskylive dot com, one of our favorites that will give

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<v Speaker 1>you the actual information of how to track this particular

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<v Speaker 1>object in both what we call right ascension and declination,

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<v Speaker 1>and not to scare you away from the podcast, right

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<v Speaker 1>ascension and declination are the Heavens components of latitude and longitude.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you see a term called right ascension that

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<v Speaker 1>means like longitude would be on Earth map. The other

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<v Speaker 1>term declination is like latitude on an Earth map. So

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<v Speaker 1>the Sky Live is a great resource we promoted all

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<v Speaker 1>the time you can find out how to find the object.

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<v Speaker 1>Many people have been observing the close conjunction of both

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<v Speaker 1>COMETZTF and the planet Mars, the comet ZTF and of

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<v Speaker 1>course looking at the star Aldeboron and Torres. But for

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<v Speaker 1>those of you out there that are more sophisticated, and

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<v Speaker 1>we certainly want to see you grow into that sophistication. Remember,

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<v Speaker 1>binoculars are great. You don't necessarily have to have a

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<v Speaker 1>large telescope to enjoy the doctor Sky experience. So we

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<v Speaker 1>recommend going there to theskylive dot com to help you

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<v Speaker 1>find where these objects are in the sky and so

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<v Speaker 1>to all the other interviews that we do here, remember

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor Sky reminds you'd always remember to keep your eyes

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<v Speaker 1>to the skies as we talk about the great of astronomy, space, aviation,

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<v Speaker 1>heavens encouraging you to get out there and enjoy the

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<v Speaker 1>beauty of our beautiful nighttime skies and daytime skies. As

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<v Speaker 1>we search the skies and try to provide more information

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<v Speaker 1>on what was behind the Chinese surveillance balloon and the

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<v Speaker 1>other three mystery objects, stay tuned